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Grilled Cheese with Tomato, Onion, and Pesto Butter

Here's how you make Grilled Cheese with Tomato, Onion, and Pesto Butter
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 8-10m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 8 slices pumpernickel bread (I prefer to use one from the bakery and cut it myself)
  • 12 slices tomato, thin slice (and use a heirloom or good beefsteak), about 3 tomatoes
  • 8 slices fresh mozzarella (my store sells different sizes, I usually buy 8oz ball), 2 slices per sandwich
  • 1 medium onion, thin sliced
  • Pesto Butter:
  • 2 teaspoons basil pesto, drained well
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Pesto Butter ... Add the pesto to the softened butter and mix well. I tend to drain the pesto pretty well - I want more of the pesto and less of the oil.

  • Step 2: Sandwich ... Add a couple of onion slices to the bottom slice of bread, top with 3 tomato slices, 2 slices of fresh mozzarella, then a couple more onion slices, and finish with the top slice of bread. Spread the pesto butter on the top slice of the bread (the outside) and place that side down on your grill pan. Then spread the pesto butter on the other side. Grill on medium heat, not to fast, as you want the cheese to melt; and, the sandwich to grill slowly and not burn. About 4-5 minutes per side.

  • Step 3: Serve ... Serve with chips and a pickle. ENJOY!

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